Country:

India

Province / State: Assam
District: Kamrup Metropolitan

Major People Groups

185

Major Unreached People Groups

142

Total Population

1,443,000

Buddhist

0.1 %

Christian

1.4 %

Hindu

86.3 %

Muslim

10.8 %

Sikh

0.3 %

Other Religions

1.0 %
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Photo People Group Population Primary Language Progress
Scale
Hindu Muslim Buddhist Christian Sikh Other
 Ahom 43,000 Assamese Progress Gauge 43,000 - - - - -
 Angami 90 Naga, Angami Progress Gauge - - - 90 - -
 Ao 100 Naga, Ao Progress Gauge - - - 100 - -
 Arleng 1,800 Karbi Progress Gauge 1,300 - - 500 - -
 Arora (Sikh traditions) 60 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 60 -
 Assamese (Muslim traditions) 53,000 Assamese Progress Gauge - 53,000 - - - -
Asur 500 Asuri Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) 2,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
 Bania Agarwal 5,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 5,700 - - - - 90
 Bania Agrahari 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Bania Bais 2,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,000 - - - - -
Bania Barnawar 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
Bania Brittal 3,800 Assamese Progress Gauge 3,800 - - - - -
 Bania Gahoi 2,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,000 - - - - 30
 Bania Gandha Banik 3,700 Bengali Progress Gauge 3,700 - - - - -
 Bania Kasarwani 2,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,300 - - - - -
 Bania Kasaundhan 2,500 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,500 - - - - -
Bania Mahajan 2,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,700 - - - - -
 Bania Mahesri 2,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,700 - - - - -
 Bania Oswal 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 900 - - - - 200
 Bania Porwal 1,200 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,100 - - - - 60
 Bania Rauniar 2,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,700 - - - - -
 Bania unspecified 90,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 83,000 - - - - 6,500
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) 100 Lambadi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Bansphor (Hindu traditions) 3,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,800 - - - - -
 Barman Unknown Dimasa Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Bauri 1,200 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Bhuinmali 5,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 5,000 - - - - -
 Bhumij 8,700 Bengali Progress Gauge 8,600 - - 100 - -
Birhor 1,900 Birhor Progress Gauge 1,900 - - 50 - -
 Bodo (Hindu traditions) 38,000 Boro (India) Progress Gauge 37,000 200 - 600 - 50
 Boria Assam 1,600 Assamese Progress Gauge 1,600 - - - - -
 Brahmin Ganak 12,000 Assamese Progress Gauge 12,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Gaur 8,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 8,100 - - - - -
 Brahmin Joshi 2,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Kanaujia 2,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Radhi 13,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 13,000 - - - - -
 Brahmin Sakaldwipi 2,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,800 - - - - -
 Brahmin Saraswat 700 Hindi Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Brahmin unspecified 85,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 84,000 - - - - 1,300
 Brahmin Utkal 2,800 Bengali Progress Gauge 2,800 - - - - -
Brahmin Vaidik 2,700 Bengali Progress Gauge 2,700 - - - - -
 Brahmin Varendra 2,900 Bengali Progress Gauge 2,900 - - - - -
 Chakhesang 80 Naga, Chokri Progress Gauge - - - 80 - -
 Chakma Unknown Chakma Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) 2,800 Hindi Progress Gauge 2,800 - - - - -
 Chepang 70 Nepali Progress Gauge 20 - 50 - - -
 Chero 800 Hindi Progress Gauge 800 - - - - -
 Chhetri 10,000 Nepali Progress Gauge 10,000 - 60 - - -
 Chik Baraik 900 Sadri Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
 Christian 6,700 Hindi Progress Gauge - - - 6,700 - -
 Darjee 1,900 Nepali Progress Gauge 1,800 - 30 - - -
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) 1,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,300 - - - - -
 Deori 1,500 Deori Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
 Dholi (Hindu traditions) 80 Hindi Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Drukpa 40 Dzongkha Progress Gauge - - 40 - - -
 Dura 100 Odia Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Gangai 90 Nepali Progress Gauge 90 - - - - -
 Garo (A-chik Mande) 6,500 Garo Progress Gauge 900 50 - 5,500 - -
 Gauda 70 Odia Progress Gauge 70 - - - - -
 Gharti 200 Bengali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Goanese 50 Konkani, Goan Progress Gauge - - - 50 - -
 Gond Maria 700 Gondi, Northern Progress Gauge 700 - - - - -
 Gond unspecified 16,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 15,000 - - 600 - 500
 Gurung Ghaleg 700 Nepali Progress Gauge 200 - 500 - - -
 Hadi 600 Bengali Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Hajam 200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Hajang 1,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Hira 4,300 Assamese Progress Gauge 4,300 - - - - -
Hojai Unknown Assamese Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Jalkeot 2,100 Assamese Progress Gauge 2,100 - - - - -
 Jat (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Jat (Sikh traditions) 2,900 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 2,900 -
 Jhalo Malo 4,800 Bengali Progress Gauge 4,800 - - - - -
 Kachari Dimasa 700 Dimasa Progress Gauge 600 - - 20 - -
 Kachari Sonwal 9,100 Assamese Progress Gauge 8,900 30 - 100 - -
 Kaibartta Jalia 5,400 Bengali Progress Gauge 5,400 - - - - -
 Kaibartta unspecified 25,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 25,000 - - - - -
 Kami 500 Nepali Progress Gauge 400 - 100 - - -
 Kapu unspecified 40 Telugu Progress Gauge 40 - - - - -
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) 42,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 42,000 - - - - -
 Kayastha Karan 2,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 2,000 - - - - -
 Khairwar 3,100 Bengali Progress Gauge 3,100 - - - - -
 Khampti 20 Adi Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Khandait 200 Odia Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Kharia 600 Kharia Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Khasi 1,600 Khasi Progress Gauge 200 - - 1,400 - -
 Khatri (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Khatri (Sikh traditions) 90 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 90 -
 Kol 100 Hindi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Koli (Hindu traditions) 200 Hindi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Koya unspecified 20 Telugu Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Kui Khond 400 Odia Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Kumal 200 Nepali Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 20,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 20,000 - - - - -
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
 Lingayat 30 Kannada Progress Gauge - - - - - 30
 Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) 1,500 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
 Lotha 40 Naga, Lotha Progress Gauge - - - 40 - -
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
 Madiga (Hindu traditions) 20 Telugu Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Magar 31,000 Nepali Progress Gauge 31,000 - 300 100 - -
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) 60 Marathi Progress Gauge 60 - - - - -
Mahara 90 Odia Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Mahishya 112,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 112,000 - - - - -
 Mahratta Kunbi 20 Gujarati Progress Gauge 20 - - - - -
 Mahratta unspecified 100 Marathi Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Majhwar 300 Hindi Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Malabar Catholic 50 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 50 - -
 Mali (Hindu traditions) 24,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 24,000 - - - - -
 Malto 100 Mal Paharia Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Mech 90 Boro (India) Progress Gauge 80 - - - - -
 Meitei unspecified 2,800 Meitei Progress Gauge 2,800 - - - - -
 Miri 2,600 Mising Progress Gauge 2,500 - - 40 - -
 Mizo 90 Mizo Progress Gauge - - - 90 - -
Mizo Lushai 70 Mizo Progress Gauge - - - 70 - -
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
Mukha Dhora 600 Telugu Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Munda 34,000 Mundari Progress Gauge 33,000 - - 900 - 400
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) 20,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 20,000 - - - - -
 Nai (Hindu traditions) 32,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 32,000 - - - - -
 Nair 300 Malayalam Progress Gauge 300 - - - - -
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) 34,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 34,000 - - - - -
 Namassej Chandel 18,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 18,000 - - - - -
 Nat (Hindu traditions) 600 Hindi Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Newah 2,600 Nepali Progress Gauge 2,500 - 200 - - -
 Nissi 200 Nyishi Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Oraon 35,000 Kurux Progress Gauge 33,000 - - 1,200 - 300
 Pan 1,000 Odia Progress Gauge 1,000 - - - - -
 Pashtun, Pathan 200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 200 - - - -
 Patni (Hindu traditions) 600 Bengali Progress Gauge 600 - - - - -
 Pochury Unknown Naga, Pochuri Progress Gauge - - - - - -
 Poundra 21,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 21,000 - - - - -
 Rabha 7,300 Assamese Progress Gauge 7,200 20 - 70 - -
 Rai 2,000 Nepali Progress Gauge 1,700 - - 100 - 200
 Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) 1,700 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,700 - - - - -
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) 32,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 31,000 - - 100 - 400
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) 78,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 76,000 - - - - 1,300
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) 100 Hindi Progress Gauge - 100 - - - -
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) 600 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 600 -
Rajput Chandrabansi 3,600 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,600 - - - - -
 Rajput Nagbansi 3,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,400 - - - - -
 Rajput Sisodia 3,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 3,400 - - - - -
 Rajput Surajbansi 4,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 4,100 - - - - -
Ralte 60 Mizo Progress Gauge - - - 60 - -
Ranabhat 1,400 Assamese Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
 Rengma 60 Naga, Southern Rengma Progress Gauge - - - 60 - -
 Rongmei 50 Naga, Inpui Progress Gauge - - - 50 - -
 Saloi 1,500 Assamese Progress Gauge 1,500 - - - - -
 Sangtam 70 Naga, Sangtam Progress Gauge - - - 70 - -
 Santal (Sawntal) 43,000 Santhali Progress Gauge 39,000 - - 1,200 - 2,600
 Saora unspecified 7,400 Odia Progress Gauge 7,400 - - 30 - -
 Sarki 500 Nepali Progress Gauge 500 - - 20 - -
 Sayyid 6,400 Urdu Progress Gauge - 6,400 - - - -
 Sema 50 Naga, Sumi Progress Gauge - - - 50 - -
 Shaikh unspecified 96,000 Urdu Progress Gauge - 96,000 - - - -
 Sherpa 100 Nepali Progress Gauge - - 100 - - -
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) 16,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 16,000 - - - - -
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) 11,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 11,000 - - 20 - -
 Sunri Sadhubanik 900 Bengali Progress Gauge 900 - - - - -
 Sunuwar 1,400 Nepali Progress Gauge 1,400 - - 40 - -
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) 1,900 Bengali Progress Gauge 1,900 - - - - -
 Syrian Christian 70 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 70 - -
 Tamang 1,300 Nepali Progress Gauge 800 - 400 90 - -
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) 22,000 Bengali Progress Gauge 22,000 - - - - -
 Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) 100 Punjabi, Eastern Progress Gauge - - - - 100 -
 Teli (Hindu traditions) 30,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 30,000 - - - - -
 Thakali 100 Nepali Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Thakuri 1,200 Nepali Progress Gauge 1,200 - - - - -
 Thami 400 Nepali Progress Gauge 400 - - - - -
 Tharu 2,600 Bhojpuri Progress Gauge 2,500 - - 100 - -
 Tibetan 20 Tibetan, Central Progress Gauge - - 20 - - -
 Tili 8,800 Bengali Progress Gauge 8,800 - - - - -
 Tipera 200 Kok Borok Progress Gauge 200 - - - - -
 Tiwa 8,300 Assamese Progress Gauge 8,200 30 - 60 - -
 Turi (Hindu traditions) 500 Hindi Progress Gauge 500 - - - - -
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) 50 Hindi Progress Gauge 50 - - - - -
 Valmiki Mehtar 1,400 Hindi Progress Gauge 1,400 - - - - -
 Vanniyan 30 Tamil Progress Gauge 30 - - - - -
 Viswakarma unspecified 100 Tamil Progress Gauge 100 - - - - -
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) 57,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 57,000 - - - - -
 Yadav Sadgope 7,600 Bengali Progress Gauge 7,600 - - - - -
 Yakthumba, Limbu 1,200 Nepali Progress Gauge 800 - - 50 - 400
 Zeliang 50 Naga, Zeme Progress Gauge - - - 50 - -
  Totals:  185 1,443,000   142 1,246,000 156,000 1,700 21,000 3,700 14,000
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